Percussion-cap detonator



C. F. PAULUS.

PERCUSSION CAP DETONATOR. APPLICATION FILED 1mm, 1920.

Patented May 17,1921.

INVENTOR'.

ATTORNEYS mob flaw QWW To all whom may concern."

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' Be it known that I, GHARLESF, PAU us,"

a'icitizen of the United States, residingjat East Orange, in the countyof Essexand State of New'J'ersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements 111'P61'011S sion-Cap Detonators; .and Ixdo hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and

exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains toimake and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to characters ofreference markedthereon, which form a pa t of this specification.

This invention. relates, generally, to

provements in detonating toys; and,'the

present invention relates, more particularly, to animproved percussionor paper-cap holding and exploding means for that class of detonatingtoys known in'ithe art as capexploding canes or'bomb-darts."

The present invention has for. one of its principal objects toprovidev asimple and perfectly harmless toy,'in which the cap or detonator holdingand exploding means is H of amost simple construction, 'the .partsthereof having been reduced. to a minimum, andbeing easily and quicklysecured in their operativepo'sitions .upon the end of a stick or rod-like body of a cane 'or bomb-dart, for

the explosion'ot percussion or paper caps for children of all ages.

'Thepresent invention has forits further object: to provide a novelconstruction of detonating toy having a .fixed anvil in the form ofan'exploding pin. or nail and a cap-receiving orholding yoke orelementmov'ablyconnected with; the stick or rodlike 'body 'of the cane orbomb-dart, said yoke with the cap placed thereon being adapted to beforcibly brought agalnst the headof the explodingpin or nail to cause fthe percussion orpaper cap to be exploded with a loud report; 7 j

, :A further object 1 of "this invention is to avoid the use-'of aspring-actuated detonator rod, or to avoidjthe use of a movable ignitingrod and a cup-shaped cap-holder or yoke, as heretofore made, and all ofwhich are more or less ineiiicient'in use, but to pro- 'vide anexploding means' ot the general character and construction hereinaftermore fully s et forth, which shall be very simple its construction, 'andmost positive "and operative in its action, and inwhich the 0b- Vspecificatiionof L'etters Pat 'ent.

it v atented May 1'7, 1921'." A plicatimlfilsd January 21, 1920Seria1N0.-'.3 5 3.008'.' i

je ctionable features heretofore existing in i at this time moreparticularly enumerated Will beclearlyfunderstood tromthe follow 1 ingdetailed descriptionwf "Present invention; 'f.

, With the various ects of the present invention;- -i n yiew, the saidinvention consists, prlmarlly, 1n thenovel detonatlng toyhereinafterfiset forth; and, the invention con; 'sists, xfurthermore,the noveli arrangements. andJcOmbinatiOnS of the :variousldej vices and:parts, as wellIas' in the detailsof the construction of the said :parts,allot which will be more tullyudescribed-inl thefollowing specificationand then .finally rempart of the said specification.

The inventionis clearly illustrated in i x accompanying drawings, in-which Figures 1 and 2are-a front-and side'view,

respectively,z'of portions of: a detonating fi stick or, cane providedwith a percussion or paper-cap explodlng'r attachment zmade accordingtoand embodying the principles of bodiedinithe' clauses of the-claim whichare [appended to and whic fformsani essential 1-" the present .invention;;.and Fig; 3 :1s a" vertical sectional representationa of the lowerportion of the stick or cane and the saidcxploding attachment, Saidsection beingtaken on line 33 in saidEig. 1. i

Fig. 4 is a'horizontal section of the-said" device,taklen on line, 4+4in said Fig. "1.

looking in the directionof the arrow X; and

Fig. 5 is a plan view' ot ablanktrom which the movable cap-receiving orholding. yoke.

of thedetonating-or exploding device-is bent into shape;

Figs. 6 and 7 are ,a frQnt and side view,

or cane, provided with a percussion or paper-cap explodingiattachment ofrespectively, of the 'loweriportion of astick e ent invention; Fig. 8isahorizontal section.

of the same, said section being taken on: line 8-8 in said Fig. 6,-lookingin the direction Similar characters of reference. are em-l, f

of the arrow Y} in said figure and Fig." 9, is

' or holdingvmembjer 4 of any desired 0011-.

figuration, butathe' same may be dispensed ployedin all of the saidabove described,

views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the several" figures of the drawings, thereference-character 1 indicates one form of complete detonating toy,shown more especially in Figs. 1 and 2 in the form of av detonatingstick or cane, the

same comprising a suitably shaped body, as 2, which may be made of woodand is of any suitable lengthand any ClGSlI'BCl'ClOSS? section. .U'ponits upper end,-the said-stick V or cane may be provided-withahand-pieceagainst the: end of said body 2, substantially in the manner illustratedin the several figures of the drawings. Extending from the marginaledge-portions'of. the said. plate or I that the lower and-exposedsurfaceof the element 5 are centrally disposedi projections or fingers,fas9 and10,;and movably disposed upon saidprqections or fingers 9 and 10 are 7the openings or, perforations 14' and 115 formed in the right-angledwings ormembers 12 and 13 with which the m'ainbodyportion ofthepercussion or paper-cap receiving and holding yoke isprovided, the

variousparts ofthe yoke being held in their assembled relation with theplate 5 and the said pin or nail 7 in the manner clearly illustrated insaidFigs. l, 2, 3 and4, and'cooper- 'ating' with said fixed plate 5"andthe fixed pin or nail 7 in the manner to be hereinafte more fullydescribed; V I In lieu of the form of movable cap'-recei ving. andholding yoke, shown in s'aidnFigs'. 1

to 5. inclusive, the said yoke may be formed from a blank16, shown moreparticularly i in Fig. 9 of the drawings, the said blank being providedin its opposite edge-portions with a series' of cut out' parts forming apair of recesses 17 and 18, and 19 and 20,'upon each edge'of the blank,and therespective end-portions 21 and 22 of said blank 16 being providedwith the respective guiding fingers or projections 21 and 22, and 23 and24:. The perforated plate. or anvil to be used with this form of yoke,-and which is secured upon the end of the'stick or cane by means of thepin or nail, aswill be seen fromFigs. 6,

Y 7 and 8, in this case comprises a-main body I 25 centrally perforated,as at 26,- and formed I upon its opposite edge-portions with the cutawayportions or recesses 27 and 28, to provide the said anvil or plate withthe guiding members or projections29 and 30, and-81' and 32-for-thewing-portions 33 and 3 10f the yoke-blank 16,' sub'sitantially asillustrated in the accompanying drawings In said Figs. 6, 7 and 8, Ihave shown the manner'ofdisposing the angularly bent portions or wingsof this modified construction of yoke in connectionwith the said anvilor plate 25 whereby these various devices are held in their movablyconnected and operative'relation, as will be clearly evident.

Having in the foregoing described the general construction of adetonating toy, in this case in the formaof a cane, I will now briefly'set forth the manner of operating, the device when it is desiredtoexplodea percussion. or

paper-cap. v By raising the cane, and. holding it. above the surface ofthe body with which the yoke member is to be brought intoforcible'contact,

the saidyoke-mernber will assume the suspended relation with respect tothe other. parts, shown in Figs. 1, 2,3, 6 and 7.0f-the drawings,thereby enabling the placing of a percussion or paper-cap in itsresting. position upon said yoke and in the spacerformed between thesaid yoke and the anvil and exposed enlargement or head of the nail orpin. Y

By suddenly dropping the cane or stick, so

tlOIL.

While in the accompanyingdrawings, the I may be .used with ;the' bodiesor sticksof bomb-darts, or the like." I

Of'course Iam. aware that some changes may be made; in the generalarrangements and combinations of the several devices and paper-cap to beexploded with a loud detonad parts, as well as in the details' ofvtheconstruction of the said parts, without departing from the scope of thepresent inventionas set forth in the foregoing specification, and

as defined in the clauses of the claim which are appended thereto.Hence, I'do not limit my present invention-,tothe exact arrangements andcombinations of the severaldeend of said body, said'p'late beingprovided with oppositely located marginal projections, and acap-receiving: yoke, provided "with right-angled wings having openingsinto and vices and parts as describedin the saidspecification, nor do I'confine myself to the through which said projections extend for movablyconnecting said yoke with said anvil-plate. p

2. A'percussion-cap detonator comprising a main body, a perforatedanvil-plate, a nail having an enlargement or head, said nail beingadapted to be inserted inthe perfora- 'tion of said anvil-plate forsecuring sai plate in a fixed position upon the end of said main body,said plate being provided With oppositelyiocated marginal projections,and

a cap-receivmg yoke, provided with rightd this 15th day of January,1920.

angled wings having openings into and through-Which said projectionsextend for movably connecting said yoke With said plate 15 r to permitits movement toward the enlargei ment of said nail.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand A CHARLES F. PAULUS.

witnessesz. I A

FREDK C. FRAENTZEL, BARBARA W. SUTTERLIN.

